First, one of the four Grummet bodied Mark 4s that went to the Spencer companies (Spencer Bus Lines, Eastern Suburbs Omnibus Services) from 1948 to 1950 and one of six produced to this design. The other two went to W Sinclair & Sons as their first new bus and the second to Launceston MTT in 1952 from stock. This picture is the second Seddon acquired by Spencer and was registered in early 1949 as MV 161 and was a 29 seat (perimeter) vehicle. It was registered HPU 543 (as pictured) in 1963 when it was sold to Royena Motors.
Second, Motor Body Assemblers (MBA) of Camperdown NSW, bodied nine Mark 4s to this design. Seven were sold to Victorian operators, Progress Bus Lines (2), Jenkins, Trotter, Northcote Garage and Bus Service (2) and Mylon's. The other two went to Launceston MTT in 1952 as stock. This picture is one of the Progress Bus Lines vehicles which was sold early in life to Deveson's. It was registered PW 135 (31P) in April 1950 and was the last of this design to operate in Victoria.
Symons & Fowler bodied a Mark 4 for T Bell, one of the multiple operators of the Melbourne to Mid Brighton route 2 before the formation of MBBL in 1954. It too was new in April 1950 and was registered PT 772 (29P). After service with MBBL after amalgamation, it was sold to Hampton Green and it is pictured in its days with Bell. Symons & Fowler chose not to expose top of the aluminium radiator in their body design.
Another former MBBL operator was G Cianciarulo who bought this 2 door Symons & Fowler Mark 4 (29P) new in December 1951 for his Melbourne to Gardenvale route 1. It too went to Hampton Green as pictured after a brief period with MBBL.
In December 1954, this Symons & Fowler Mark 4 (or maybe Mark 6) was new to McMillan Motors of Ararat reg GFJ 785, but it soon found its way in 1956 to, you guessed it, Hampton Green. It was a 31 seater.
Roy Weber bodied a number of vehicles for Portsea Passenger Service including this 45 seat Mk 11R with an underfloor Perkins R6 engine. It was registered as GLD 974 in May 1956.
Just one month later in June 1956, Mylon's acquired a similar vehicle, 41 seats, and it was sold to Langdon of Mytleford. It was registered as GNT 472.
Parlorcars, a Withers Company, purchased a Mark 11 with Symons & Fowler bodywork for 41 passengers in coach style seating and was registered GRC 358 in April 1957. During its life with Parlorcars, it acquired an AEC engine and badge! It was sold to Shave in 1967 where it is pictured.
Freighter (Victoria) bodied a 2 door Mark 11 for the Royal Children's Hospital in December 1957 with a body style similar to the Monobuses which were also coming from Freighter (Victoria). It was sold to Nuline Bus Lines in 1963 and was a 35 seater. Low floor buses were still a while off!
Another Symons & Fowler body on a Mark 6 with Perkins P6 engine was new to Bennett of Charlton in February 1959, a 33 seater registered GXM 368. It was the last Seddon bus to operate in Victoria, remaining in service until 1974.
And probably the last new Seddon in Victoria, HEX 226 was new to Bridges of Cheltenham in July 1960 with a 30 seat Cheetham & Borwick body. It briefly went to Grenda with Bridges routes and was then sold to Elston in 1964 and subsequently to Southland Bus Services in June 1965.
And finally, a fully imported 1949 Seddon Mark 4 which was first purchased by the SA Electricity Trust after being new to BEA in Britain. It then came to Peninsula Bus Lines in Feb 1956 and then was acquired by Allen of Crib Point in 1962, where it is pictured.
